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Massachusetts was the started the trend in 1852 requiring children to attend school up until a certain age.
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During this time teachers were left to their own devices. There was no standard that they had to make sure incorporated into their lesson plans.
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Now 6,000 high schools exist in the United States. This expands learning well beyond elementary school.
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Thirty three states and the District of Columbia now have compulsory- education laws.
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The Carnegei Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching developed the "standard unit" as a common measurement of time to teach sunjects in high schools.
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The Progressive Association is created and banned teaching through memorization, recitation and disicpline, all common ways of teaching in years prior.
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The Supreme Court rules segregation unconstitutional in public schools.
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Two million new students enrolled in public schools for the 1959-1960 school year.
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In the early 80s many students were illiterate and not learning the material they needed to. SAT scores were dropping and the nation was looking who to point the finger at.
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